Sometimes, great movies that are met with universal acclaim from both critics and audiences alike do not find the same success at the box office. And one such example is the 2006 dystopian action thriller,Children of Men, which is now available to stream for free. Considered by many to be one of the best examples of the genre,Children of Menremains underrated among wider audiences who are seriously missing out on this stark look at what happens to society two decades after humanity suddenly becomes infertile.
Tackling several subjects that will hit (almost too) close to home, including a totalitarian police state, pandemics, the vicious treatment of immigrants, and the total collapse of society,Children of Menpicks up in 2027 (getting closer!) and follows Clive Owen’s former activist as he stumbles across what might just be humanity’s last hope. If you do feel like staring into the abyss (and you should, the movie is gripping, haunting, and sophisticatedin a way that few are, boasts 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, and features one of the best one-take sequences ever made),Children of Menis now streaming for free onTubi.
“When infertility threatens mankind with extinction and the last child born has perished, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) becomes the unlikely champion in the fight for the survival of Earth’s population; He must face down his own demons and protect the planet’s last remaining hope from danger.”
Directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and based on P. D. James' 1992 novel “The Children of Men,” the rest of the cast includes such A-listersas Julianne Moore, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pam Ferris, Charlie Hunnam, and Michael Caine alongside Clive Owen. Sadly, the dystopian thrillerflopped at the box office. Largely due to a limited release,Children of Menonly managed to muster $70.5 million against its $76 million budget.
Despite a severe lack of marketing,Children of Menwas nominated for three Academy Awards; Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing, as well as BAFTAs and Saturn Awards, and was ranked 13th in the 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.
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Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Cinematography for the critically acclaimed 2018 drama,Roma. The director has since moved on to the small screen, helming this year’spsychological thriller seriesDisclaimerstarring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Louis Partridge. Clive Owen, meanwhile, willreturn to the world of action thrillersalongsideStar Warsstar Daisy Ridley andOne Pieceactor Taz Skylar inCleaner. Directed byCasino Royalefilmmaker Martin Campbell,Cleanerfollows a group of radical activists who seize 300 hostages after crashing an energy company’s annual gala. But they soon find themselves at odds with one of their own.
Children of Men
